New species of arrenurus (Acari, Arrenuridae) from mexican lakes

Ten new species of Arrenurus are described from Mexican Lakes. Two species (tamaulipensis, xochimilcoensis) belong to the typical subgenus, seven species (alloexpansus, colitus, champayanus, anae, costeroae, catoi, apizanus) are members of Megaluracarus and the unusual species A. mexicanus is tentat...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Cramer Hemkes, Cristina, Cook, DR
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:1992
Country:México
Institution:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repository:Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/141412
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/3779
http://hdl.handle.net/11154/141412
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Entomology
Hydrachnella
Region
Neotropicale
Mexico
Description
Summary:Ten new species of Arrenurus are described from Mexican Lakes. Two species (tamaulipensis, xochimilcoensis) belong to the typical subgenus, seven species (alloexpansus, colitus, champayanus, anae, costeroae, catoi, apizanus) are members of Megaluracarus and the unusual species A. mexicanus is tentatively assigned to the subgenus Arrhenuropsis.